Can ECV in Patients with previous Caesarean section reduce Caesarean?  

OBJECTIVE: 

To estimate the rate of vaginal delivery after successful external cephalic version for breech presentation in women compared with without a previous cesarean birth.

METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION: 

Two reviewers independently identified studies, extracted data, and evaluated study quality. The MEDLINE, Scopus, EMBASE, CINAHL, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for studies comparing the mode of delivery after successful external cephalic version in women with and without a previous cesarean birth rate of vaginal delivery after successful external cephalic version in women with and without a previous cesarean birth was compared, and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs were estimated.

RESULTS: 

Six cohort studies and two case–control studies, reporting on 14,515 women were identified. The median point prevalence of a successful external cephalic version was 74% (interquartile range 63–81%) in women with a previous cesarean birth compared with 69% (interquartile range 64–83%) in women without a previous cesarean birth. The overall success rate of external cephalic version in women with a previous cesarean birth was similar compared with women without a previous cesarean birth (pooled OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.61–1.15). The median point prevalence of a vaginal delivery was 75% (interquartile range 61–84%) in women with a previous cesarean birth compared with 92% (interquartile range 85–95%) in women without a previous cesarean birth after a successful external cephalic version. The overall success rate of vaginal delivery in women with a previous cesarean birth was less compared with women without a previous cesarean birth (pooled OR 0.26, 95% CI 0.14–0.50). A planned 12–0.39, I² 73%). subgroup analysis on studies that included only multiparous women in the control group (parity one or greater) noted the overall success rate of external cephalic version in women with a previous cesarean birth 76% (853/1,123) was lower compared with multiparous women without a previous cesarean birth 84% (9,911/11,855) (pooled OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.54–0.89, I² 37%). The overall success rate of vaginal delivery in women with a previous cesarean birth 83% (666/806) was less compared with women without a previous cesarean birth 97% (9,449/9,746) (pooled OR 0.21, 95% CI 0.

CONCLUSION: 

Women with previous cesarean birth have similar rates of successful external cephalic versions when compared with women without a cesarean birth. Although the rate of vaginal delivery is lower, most patients have a successful vaginal birth after cesarean.